Rope-end head



w. L. OFFICER.

ROPE END HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, I920.

1,388,663. Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

UNITED STATES WYMAN L. OFFICER, 0F WARREN, MINNESOTA.

ROPE-END HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application filed May 25, 1920. Serial No. 384,217.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, WVYMAN L. OFFICER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Varren, in the county ofMarshall and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hope- End Heads, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in rope-end heads, and has forits object to provide an improved means for clamping a cable to a ring,hasp and the like used for lifting and effecting the sealing of a cardoor.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a rope-end head thatdoes not take up much space.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as thedescrip tion proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which likecharacters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures, of which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ropeend head constructed accordingto my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the re verse side thereofh The rope-endhead is in the nature of a forked plate with a raised groove 3 ridged ortinned where the cable is bound against it, and shoulders 4 with eyes inthem for clamping a cable 5 to it by rivets 6. The cable may be furthersecured by smearing solder over it in front of the rivets. The eyes inthe forks are for connecting it to a lug by means of a pin and key. Thisend of the fastener may have any form to suit the purpose it is desiredto use it for.

I claim:

In a device of the class described, the combination of a forked platewith a raised groove, shoulders provided integrally on the groove andplate, eyes provided in the shoulders, rivets extending through the eyesfor clamping a cable to it, and means for connecting it to a lug.

WYMAN L. OFFICER.

